UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM

~~FORM~~ 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11 19, 2026

Evergy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Missouri	001-38515	82-2733395
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

1200 Main Street

Kansas City, Missouri 64105

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(816)

~~(816)~~ 556-2200

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

~~Check~~Evergy ~~the~~Kansas ~~appropriate~~Central, ~~box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A~~Inc.2. ~~below):~~

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Kansas	001-03523	48-0290150
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

818 South Kansas Avenue

Topeka, Kansas 66612

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(785)

575-6300

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Evergy Metro, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Missouri	000-51873	44-0308720
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1200 Main Street

Kansas City, Missouri 64105

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(816)

556-2200

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form

8-K

filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (

see

General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Evergy, Inc. common stock	EVRG	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule

~~Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule~~ 12b-2 ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).~~

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR

§240.12b-2

of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

This combined Current Report on Form

~~Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.~~8-K

is provided by the following registrants: Evergy, Inc. (“Evergy”), Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (“Evergy Kansas Central”) and Evergy Metro, Inc. (“Evergy Metro”). Information relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant solely on its own behalf. Each registrant makes no representation as to information relating exclusively to the other registrants.

OnItem ~~February 11, 2026, Evergy, Inc~~2.02 ~~(“Evergy”)~~Results entered into a $500 million unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. The Term Loan Facility will expire on February 10, 2027. Evergy expects the proceeds of ~~the~~Operations ~~borrowings under the Term Loan Facility to be used for, among other things, working capital, capital expenditures, permitted acquisitions~~ and ~~general~~Financial corporate purposes, including the repayment of all borrowings under the $55 million unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2026, with Bank of America, N.A., as the lender (the “Prior Term Loan Facility”). Condition

~~The~~On ~~Term~~February 19, ~~Loan Facility contains customary covenants~~2026, ~~including~~Evergy ~~one~~issued ~~that~~a ~~sets~~press ~~the~~release ~~ratio~~announcing ofits ~~maximum~~results ~~allowed~~for ~~total~~the ~~indebtedness~~fourth toquarter ~~total~~ended ~~capitalization~~December 31, ~~at 0~~2025.65 toA ~~1.00,~~copy ~~for~~of ~~Evergy~~the ~~and~~press ~~its~~release ~~subsidiaries~~is onattached aas ~~consolidated~~Exhibit ~~basis~~99.1.

The ~~description~~press ~~above~~release ~~does~~contains ~~not~~information ~~purport~~regarding toEvergy beKansas ~~complete~~Central and isEvergy ~~qualified~~Metro. inAccordingly, ~~its~~information ~~entirety~~in ~~by reference to~~ the ~~provisions~~press inrelease ~~the~~relating ~~Term~~to ~~Loan~~Evergy ~~Facility,~~Kansas aCentral ~~copy~~and ofEvergy ~~which~~Metro is ~~filed~~also asbeing ~~Exhibit~~furnished ~~10.1~~on tobehalf ~~this~~of ~~Current~~Evergy ~~Report~~Kansas onCentral ~~Form 8-K~~ and isEvergy ~~incorporated by reference herein~~Metro.

The information under this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information under this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 ~~Termination~~hereto shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of a1933, ~~Material~~as ~~Definitive~~amended ~~Agreement~~(“Securities Act”), unless otherwise expressly indicated in such registration statement or other document.

~~On February 11, 2026, concurrently with the execution of the Term Loan Facility described in~~ Item 17.01 ~~above,~~Regulation ~~Evergy~~FD ~~terminated the Prior Term Loan Facility, which was due to expire on January 6, 2027. Evergy incurred no early termination penalties as a result of such termination.~~ Disclosure

~~Item~~Evergy ~~2.03.~~is ~~Creation~~furnishing of2026 afiscal ~~Direct~~year ~~Financial~~earnings ~~Obligation~~guidance orin anthe ~~Obligation~~press ~~under~~release anattached ~~Off-Balance~~as ~~Sheet~~Exhibit ~~Arrangement~~99.1, ofwhich ais ~~Registrant~~incorporated herein by reference.

The information ~~set~~under ~~forth~~this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information under this Item 17.01 ~~above~~and isin ~~incorporated~~Exhibit ~~herein~~99.1 shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act unless otherwise expressly indicated in such registration statement or other document.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 10.1		Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2026, by and among Evergy, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto from time to time.
Exhibit 104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release issued by Evergy, Inc. on February 19, 2026.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

~~Pursuant~~SIGNATURES ~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Evergy, Inc.

/s/ Geoffrey T. Ley

Geoffrey T. Ley

Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning and Treasurer

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.

/s/ Geoffrey T. Ley

Geoffrey T. Ley

Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning and Treasurer

Evergy Metro, Inc.

/s/ Geoffrey T. Ley

Geoffrey T. Ley

Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning and Treasurer

Date: February 19, 2026

Evergy, Inc.

/s/ Geoffrey T. Ley

Geoffrey T. Ley

Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning and Treasurer

Date: February 11, 2026

Filing Compare · Evergy, Inc.